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Many Internet users in Vietnam have been unable to get access to google.com.vn since Monday afternoon, with a message displayed on their computer screen saying the site had been hacked whenever they tried to get to the address.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has thanked the World Bank (WB) for its support for the country’s reform of financial and banking sector, and affirmed that the sector will always stick to relevant international standards.

Vietnam will build a national wildlife conservation park in a northern province at a total cost of US$345 million, of which over 70 percent will come from private investment, according to an approved project.

Nguyen Ha Dong, the Hanoi-based app developer renowned worldwide for his addictive Flappy Bird mobile game, has been listed among 10 Internet millionaires who made fortunes out of thin air by entertainment news site The Richest.

A diehard Apple fan in Hanoi told a local newswire on Friday that he and many others had lined up overnight to be the first to purchase the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, official distribution of which started the same day.

Twitter Inc is considering creating additional mobile applications beyond its core messaging service and ways of making it easier for newcomers to use its service, as it vies with Facebook Inc and other social media for smartphone users.

Slovakia is ready to support Vietnam’s efforts in developing its energy industry, Slovakian Deputy Prime Minister Miroslav Lajcak said at the Vietnam-Slovakia Business Forum in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday.